Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

The changes include eliminating and prohibiting “requirement of offers of compensation in the MLS between listing brokers or sellers to buyer brokers or other buyer representatives,” as well as prohibiting “MLS Participants, Subscribers, and sellers from making any offers of compensation in the MLS to buyer brokers or other buyer representatives.”

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Jimmy Kelly, president and CEO of Lone Wolf Technologies , to discuss the company’s development process and his vision for a connected real estate platform. That is a lot of technology and a lot of wasted effort. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In the ever-competitive real estate market, creating a consistent flow of real estate buyer leads is strategy for success. But beyond first-timers, we’ll show you how to attract real estate buyers of all kinds through a multi-tiered marketing approach that boosts both your visibility and credibility with potential buyers.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Homeowners are able to track tours and buyer feedback on their home through the Redfin Owner Dashboard. “Thanks to advances in automation and smart home technology and changing consumer expectations, we’re able to offer a convenient and safe self-touring option that would have seemed outlandish just a decade ago.”. .

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2023

Secret Service , notified the title industry of a rise in what is known as vacant lot fraud, or seller impersonation fraud. “We We started to hear a lot about seller impersonation fraud early on in the year,” Tyler Adams, the CEO of CertifID, said. “We Oftentimes this leads to the discovery of vacant lots. “We

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

But Brian Hale, who is assisting several buyers in their hunt for independent mortgage bank acquisition targets, sees an even more brutal landscape ahead. Based on numerous interviews with mergers and acquisitions experts, we dove into the 2023 IMB buyer profile. trillion in loans, about half of 2021’s $4.4 trillion to $1.7

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MAY 16, 2024

The new feature harnesses the capabilities of multimodal artificial intelligence to instantly analyze and summarize complex property documents, including inspection reports, appraisals and seller disclosures. It can also help agents clearly communicate their unique value and services to homebuyers, sellers and others.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

The Northern Nevada Regional MLS (NNRMLS) is teaming up with Lone Wolf Technologies to launch the HomeSpotter app, the companies announced on Tuesday. Through the app, agents will be able to assist buyers and sellers throughout the transaction process.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Effective natural language processing technologies extract deeper meaning from unstructured data to make a difference in the lives of countless would-be homebuyers who are credit invisible or have not had the ability to obtain access to affordable housing finance. The 10-year note went from 3.51% to 3.72% in the same period. Not yet anyway.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2021

Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process. Successful agents, brokerages and loan officers of the future are going to rely significantly on technology to find, nurture and engage with buyers and sellers while also playing an expanding role as personal advisors.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Top 10 mortgage lender and servicer Newrez is partnering with Newzip , a tech-enabled real estate platform, to roll out a program aimed to save buyers and sellers on credit costs. Dubbed Newrez Home Rewards, buyers will be matched with a real estate agent who works with Newzip and provided booking services.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This tool uses technology from Roomvo , a home design visualization platform. Redfin Redesign uses Roomvo’s AI capabilities so buyers can see what they could do with a space in just a few clicks,” Ariel Dos Santos, Redfin’s senior vice president of product, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

“No other brokerage can offer agents a big traditional split and all the benefits, support, technology and customer introductions that we provide here at Redfin. These resources are what agents need to serve buyers and sellers well, and let those buyers and sellers keep more of their hard-earned dollars.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The marketplace allows buyers to bid regardless of their approval status and sellers receive automated live pricing from every buyer on the platform. BAM was created to help sellers during the pandemic. aims to expand its network of buyers and sellers with Kennelly’s help. .

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

Similar to the arguments made by the plaintiffs and their attorneys in the commission lawsuits, the authors of the paper argue that despite technological advances, agents still take a “high percentage commission.” of them including an offer to pay 3% of the sales price to the buyer’s agent. needs to change.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

“With access to cutting-edge tools like Performance Tracker, Compass AI , and the innovative Compass Collections, we are poised to enhance our client experience and deliver unparalleled service through the industry’s leading technology platform.” The team specializes in buyer and seller representation as well as new construction.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

We are advantaged primarily because we are a product and technology company first.” On the call, Barton said that Zillow’s technology has helped it earn consumer trust, putting it “in the enviable position of having a large enough audience” that comes organically. Barton also touched upon the terms of NAR’s settlement agreement.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

Going from a volatile rate environment in the latter half of 2022 to a market with lower, more stabilized rates, there’s optimism spreading across the industry that buyers will come back. I really think until we see inventory move in our favor, it’s still going to be a tough market for a buyer. How does my payment look?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

“Our market is popular with out-of-state buyers and agents relocating from other states. Foxfire cited RE/MAX’s technology offerings as a major draw to the brand. Foxfire cited RE/MAX’s technology offerings as a major draw to the brand. “We The firm has four offices — two in Ocala, one in Summerfield and one in Lady Lake.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Industry players who spoke with HousingWire agree that the level of repurchase demands has increased this year and that is having an impact on some buyers and sellers of MSRs. And if you’re an asset-based investor [an MSR buyer], one of these buybacks can absolutely destroy your return.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The systems outage has derailed closings across the country over the holidays for homebuyers and sellers using the company’s title services in more than 2,000 locations. Homebuyers, sellers and appraisers have been responding to the company’s LinkedIn announcement on the cybersecurity incident, asking for clarification.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

Agents who have chosen to step into this role focus on five critical areas: culture, project management, communications, technology, and education. Taking the time to establish these requirements for the real estate agent, lender, buyer and seller will help the agent craft a more cohesive plan for achieving those goals.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2023

Buyers, sellers and lenders all have a stake in the sale, and title and escrow ensure that everyone’s interests are protected. They manage and oversee the entire process from the time a seller accepts an offer to the time the buyer takes possession of the property. How has technology impacted the industry?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

billion in damages to residential home sellers who successfully proved that the organization – which represents real estate agents at most of the top brokerages in the United States – colluded with other defendants to inflate agent commissions. Unless the decision is appealed, NAR will have to pay at least $1.8

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Despite this assertion, Reffkin was happy to field questions about the firm’s use of buyer agency agreements during the question and answer portion of the call. He noted that the company has implemented its “largest training program” ever, which saw 20,000 agents go through training on buyer representation agreements.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Similarly, data-driven marketing can be more cost effective, helping you focus your marketing budget on homeowners who are most likely to sell, and on buyers who are actively looking for their next home. If you want seller leads and already have a CRM you love, Offrs + RAIA is an excellent choice. Need more examples?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Technology is at the core of everyday real estate operations. Real estate professionals handle a plethora of personal data from buyers and sellers, making them enticing targets for cyber threats. Many personal dreams and aspirations take shape in our industry, so safeguarding information is essential.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

But as much as it’s already a core tenet of real estate, collaboration currently presents a unique new opportunity for real estate agents to evolve the way they work with their buyers and sellers. You see something similar in real estate technology. Consumer expectations have changed dramatically in the last few years.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

Leaders at Carson said in the release that they are excited to have access to William Raveis’ in-house mortgage bankers to help prequalify buyers and sellers, as well as the brokerage’s insurance experts to help their agents and clients navigate the home insurance market. “We Our business model is unique.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Another issue is home sellers’ bias against buyers using FHA loans, where offers from non-FHA borrowers are often selected even though lower in price. CHLA commends FHA for its work on its “Mythbusters” initiative, designed to blow up the myths around FHA loans by educating lenders and home sellers.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Tom Cronkright, co-founder and executive chairman of CertifID and CEO of Sun Title , to talk about battling the latest frauds and scams as bad actors leverage a new arsenal of tech tools to wreak havoc on buyers and sellers of real estate. And the seller net proceeds continue to be a target.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

. “Follow Up Boss has built the best CRM for agents and teams in the industry, and we look forward to supporting its continued success so agents can exceed the needs of today’s buyers and sellers.” Zillow Group will announce its third-quarter 2023 earnings Wednesday evening.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Anywhere Real Estate ’s settlement agreement in two class action antitrust lawsuits dealing with buyer broker compensation raises important questions about the future of buyer’s agency and how other defendants are viewing the fast approaching trials. Therefore, it won’t just impact agents, but technology systems, she added.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2023

Yes, you should certainly be able to post an impressive listing and understand the ins and outs of closing, but helping buyers and sellers means cultivating a diverse set of skills to navigate a complex and ever-changing real estate market. So how comfortable are you with new real estate technology? Don’t let that be you.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

LauraMac, a provider of mortgage loan review SaaS technology, announced on Thursday that it has integrated with LoanLogics IDEA , an intelligent document processing and data extraction technology. Its Loan Acquisition System (LAS) provides an end-to-end solution for buyers and sellers of loans.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Even recently, with technologies like virtual tours or dollhouse-style immersive walkthroughs that provide floor plans, those services can be expensive and require special training and equipment and take a long time to collect data, Allen explains. Buyers aren’t the only ones who benefit from detailed floor plans, either.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2023

Jot’s proprietary technology matches home buyers and sellers with a qualified notary for their transaction and makes it easy for notaries to accept assignments that fit within their schedule, while providing the tools to successfully manage their business and access to professional development resources.”

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